Is it getting harder to speak up in both democracies and dictatorships? This forum will explore the role of political cartooning in the development of civil and political freedoms in our times. Please join us for a discussion of cartooning and free speech regulation in Europe, the cartooning experience of the Ghanaian satirical artist Bright Ackwerh, and the strategies of the Iranian government that changed the life of the editorial cartoonist and activist-in-exile Kianoush Ramezani.

As part of the RICE & Series:
Become a Kenyan culinarian! Join our African Studies ambassadors Joyce (who is joining us all the way from Kenya) and Mercy as they teach us how to make a very popular Kenyan rice dish.

Watch Party of Your Excellency. We will briefly connect over Zoom and then watch in Netflix Party.
This 2019 Nollywood film follows Chief Olalekan Ajadi, a bumbling, billionaire businessman and failed presidential candidate who is obsessed with Donald Trump. Just when his campaign looks set to be another disaster, Ajadi is anointed by a major party and becomes a credible contender, all through the power of social media.

On the 82nd anniversary of Kristallnacht, we join together to discuss what is occurring in Nigeria.
Tune in to hear from experts and those on the ground in Nigeria. They will be discussing what is currently happening in Nigeria and its broader implications in the history of genocides.

Internationalize your career-focused courses with the BETH (Business, Energy, Technology, and Health) series. For year 3 of our faculty development workshops for community colleges and minority-serving institutions, the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh is offering a series of monthly webinars focused on technology. Our second webinar will examine Technology in the Time of COVID, specifically addressing international responses to the pandemic regarding efforts to mitigate community spread through contact-tracing.

This reading group for K-16 educators explores literary texts from a global perspective. Content specialists present the work and its context, and together we brainstorm innovative pedagogical practices for incorporating the text and its themes into the curriculum. Sessions this year will take place virtually on Thursday evenings from 5-8 PM. Books and Act 48 credit are provided. This reading group is co-sponsored with Pitt's African Studies Program and led by Associate Professor Christel Temple of Africana Studies.

Peace Corps Pitt Alumni Panel
Tuesday, October 27th, 6:30-7:30pm
Zoom Discussion

Join us to learn about service overseas from Pitt Alumni that served in the Peace Corps. Gain valuable information from those who served, ask questions about service, and learn how the Peace Corps helped their careers.

Register at:
https://signup.com/go/dVfvhZc

For Year 3 of our faculty development workshops for community colleges and minority-serving institutions, we are offering a series of monthly webinars focused on technology. The first of the webinars will examine Technology and Privacy: The Right To Be Forgotten with particular focus on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its global impact. Register here

UCIS International Career Toolkit Series Presents:
Graduate Programs for International Careers in Education

Wednesday, October 21st, 6:30-7:30pm
Zoom Discussion

Are you interested in international education? Teaching abroad? Conducting educational research with global perspectives? Here at the School of Education, many of our programs prepare graduates to enter the field of international education.

Meeting of UCIS Community Advisory Board to discuss current issues, challenges, and events and to discuss potential areas of collaboration.